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Fun covers...let's see them!

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Postby redsturgeon » July 20th, 2018, 7:44 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgD5p1X ... nI&index=2

My favourite at the moment, "Royals" ,Walk off the Earth.

John

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Re: Fun covers...let's see them!

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Postby SalvorHardin » July 20th, 2018, 8:42 am

When it comes to cover versions you can’t go wrong with The Leningrad Cowboys, the band in Aki Kaurismäki’s film “Leningrad Cowboys Go America”, especially those sung with the Alexandrov Red Army choir (see the film “Total Balakaika Show”).

Those Were The Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maOtX4tXyb4

Delilah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVh_54oP4Zk

Born to be Wild (from Leningrad Cowboys Go America, the song starts about 20 seconds in - here the band have to placate a rowdy bar full of patrons who aren't impressed with their usual material)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voZRW71N3Cs

Stairway To Heaven (from the film “Global Balakaika Show”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GMgR2vkvtI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Cowboys

Steve ‘N’ Seagulls (Finnish bluegrass band) doing AC/DCs “Thunderstruck”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%27N%27_Seagulls

Caravan Palace (French electro swing band) doing a cover of “Black Betty”. This clip comes from their appearance on Jools Holland’s New Year show 2016-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi8hnMP7T2U

Last but not least, Johnny Cash doing Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” (okay, it’s not a fun cover but it is superb)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc

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Re: Fun covers...let's see them!

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Postby kempiejon » July 20th, 2018, 9:05 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CO7FPU7a2g Stairway Dread Zeppelin

reggae cover of Led Zep fronted by a Vegas-years style Elvis impersonator

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Re: Fun covers...let's see them!

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Postby Slarti » July 20th, 2018, 4:37 pm

The fun cover king has to be Weird AlYankovic

EG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBI

Or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi0yxXpv9WY

Or many many others :evil:

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Re: Fun covers...let's see them!

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Postby AleisterCrowley » July 20th, 2018, 5:04 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3GVd4DFFPA

Nouvelle Vague do Joy Division in a lounge/bossa nova style

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Postby poundcoin » July 20th, 2018, 5:12 pm

Has to be the crazy drummer in ZZ Top's Sharp Dressed Man

https://youtu.be/6DVbt5W-DNc

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Postby JMN2 » July 20th, 2018, 6:42 pm

Not sure I know any good covers...or how about this, Teddy and the Tigers...

https://youtu.be/fPkohIMaeOk

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Postby JMN2 » July 20th, 2018, 6:48 pm

Say Mama from Gene Vincent, cover by Hurriganes

https://youtu.be/ogh58Sb51Os

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Postby JMN2 » July 20th, 2018, 6:54 pm

Joking aside, here's the real deal, as a Finnish answer to those rubbish Leningrad Cowboys...

Royals' cover of Badge by Clapton

https://youtu.be/GOaA7a4R5F4

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Postby JMN2 » July 20th, 2018, 7:04 pm

Say, Badge cover above , shows how in the 70's drummers still used hi-hats and everything music-wise was just better then. Don't know what happened to music but it just went down the pan by and large.

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Postby JMN2 » July 20th, 2018, 7:14 pm

A newer version, same guy a few decades later, you'll notice that the guitarist is Mr Silvennoinen from very early 70's progg rock I've posted before (if you paid attention at all, most unlikely).

https://youtu.be/CQt3EIMEeBk

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Postby Itsallaguess » July 20th, 2018, 8:56 pm

The Ruttles -

Get up and go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amiBTezWKqQ

Cheese And Onions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePaHG6g7uFw

Cheers,

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Postby Itsallaguess » July 20th, 2018, 8:59 pm

I'll post these as well, but only so long as no-one tells Kiloran, as I'm really not sure that he'll ever forgive me...

Easy Star All Stars -

Money - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_aYli_1iqs

Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6mzAGRY7uo

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

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Postby kiloran » July 20th, 2018, 9:35 pm

Itsallaguess wrote:I'll post these as well, but only so long as no-one tells Kiloran, as I'm really not sure that he'll ever forgive me...

Easy Star All Stars -

Money - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_aYli_1iqs

Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6mzAGRY7uo

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

You youngsters have such strange tastes in music. ;)

I think this one works better in reggae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nerFI1owZls
(Not better than the original of course, nothing can beat that, but better than reggae Floyd)

--kiloran

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Postby poundcoin » July 20th, 2018, 11:45 pm

My Girl reggaed-up by Lucky Chops

https://youtu.be/WaywByRnm40

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Postby JMN2 » July 21st, 2018, 1:09 pm


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Postby AleisterCrowley » July 21st, 2018, 7:51 pm

Itsallaguess wrote:I'll post these as well, but only so long as no-one tells Kiloran, as I'm really not sure that he'll ever forgive me...

Easy Star All Stars -

Money - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_aYli_1iqs

Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6mzAGRY7uo

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

I like them, seen 'em a few times at festivals , great band on a sunny day, with a pint

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Postby JMN2 » July 21st, 2018, 9:08 pm


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Postby JMN2 » July 21st, 2018, 9:16 pm


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